Oh boy! Congratulations to Shani Davis for setting a new world record in Kearns, UT Friday. Davis surpassed the old record by a fifth of a second (plus a hundredth) to finish in 1:41:80.

I couldn't find any streaming video and didn't have time to try a proxy hookup to some streaming in the Netherlands (which could be short track for all I know, ha!). I think your computer will need a proxy outside the USA but perhaps outside of other countries as well. I'm assuming NBC owns the rights to exclude us from viewing even if they don't want to broadcast a world cup from the USA with a strong US team a year or so in advance of the Winter Olympics. We'll probably get a repackagement later, which is my thought about why it is not up on universalsports.

If you feel adventurous, I'm not guaranteeing this link but sharing in case you want to try today (Saturday)...please share if you get something working...you can call me if you want!

World Cup Speed Skating World RecordSuomen Kuvalehti, FinlandShani Davis of the United States celebrates after setting a world record in the men’s 1500-meter draw at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating finals in the Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, on Friday, March 6, 2009. Davis finished in 1 minute, 41.80 seconds on ...